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initiate
verb as in start, introduce
Weak matches
break the ice, come out with, come up with, dream up, get ball rolling, get feet wet, get under way, instate, kick off, make up, set in motion, take in, usher in
Example Sentences
The LAPD’s policy barring officers initiating contact with a person solely to determine their immigration status has been in effect since 1979.
Grimmway Farms, an organic vegetables producer based in California, has initiated a voluntary recall of various sizes and brands of bagged carrots.
Bawumia said he initiated a partnership between Ghana's government and US-based company Zipline, which led to the creation of the world's largest vaccine delivery network.
Trump and his allies have promised to initiate their radical right-wing agenda the minute after he takes his hand off the Bible on Inauguration Day.
Unlike others who had received messages unsolicited, he had been the one to initiate contact with ‘Charlie’ on the gay dating app Grindr.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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